Iron holder or the like



Jan 29, 1952 M. GREENBERG ET A1. 2,584,011

IRON HOLDER OR THE LIKE Filed May 29, 1950 Patented Jan. 29, `1952 IRON HOLDER OR THE LIKE Morris Greenberg, Brooklyn, and Cornelius S. Lefferdink, Westchester, N. Y., assignors to l Metalmasters, Inc., East Orange, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Application'May 29, 195o, serial No. 164,902

s claims. (ci. 24a-117.3)

This invention relates to an iron holder; more particularly to a combination bracket and rest pad for an iron.

It is contemplated by our invention to provide a. bracket for a laundering device such as an electric iron or sad iron, upon which the iron may be rested and held in position when not in use, without marring the surface on which the iron holder and pad are supported, and more particularly to provide'a heat resistant bracket for supporting the iron suspended on the wall or on the ironing bench, whereby it may' be conveniently grasped by the user without danger, and form a rigid structure of low cost.

Still more particularly it is an object of our invention to provide an iron holder and finger guard whereby a heated iron may be placed in position and grasped Without the hazard of contacting the hot exposed surface in reaching for the handle portion thereof, including the construction of the device from W cost materials, yet having the requisite rigidity to support devices of the character of considerable Weight.

To attain these objects and such further objects as may appear herein or be hereinafter pointed out I make reference to the accompanying drawing, forming a part hereof, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view showing our device with an iron supported in position;

Figure 2 is a front elevationa1 view thereof;

Figure 3 is a side elevational View thereof;

Figure 4 is a section taken on the line 4--4 of Figure 2.

summarizing our invention, we contemplate the provision of a heat resisting plate or pad in which the base shields the iron from contact with the supporting surface and including an engaging frame which may hold the iron against displacement for vertical suspension or horizontal positioning, the holding device coordinately serving as a guide into which the iron may be nested and a guard to shield the fingers from contact with the heated portion when reaching for the handle to manipulate the iron. Other features include a form of assembly for the guard frame and iron holder with the heat resisting base to furnish a low cost, rigid construction.

Making reference to the drawing, we show a base plate I0 made of asbestos or similar heat insulating and fire resistant, non-charring material contoured to the general pear shape of an electric iron or sad iron. The perimeter I! of the plate I0 on the upper face I2 is countersunk or grooved with an arcuate depression or fillet. The lower face I3 has its peripheral edge mor- Aif) ticed at I4. With a plate thus provided we iorm a frame of heavy wire or rod including a loop I5, forming an eye I6. Branches I'I and I8 are bent `at right angles to follow the shoulders I9 and and form the corners 2l and 22. Upstanding arms 23 and 24 are downwardly and angularly directed toward the center, to provide the overhangs 25 and 26 and the guard portions 2l and 28. The extended portion of the wire is then bent inwardly to provide the braces 29 and 30 and the terminal ends thereof 3l and 32 are then bent at the elbow portions 33 and 34, to lie in a single plane within the groove Ill, previously described.

With a frame thus provided, a supporting plate 35 of sheet metal is contoured generally to the shape of the base I0, and has peripheral flanges 36 and 3l spaced from each other by the cutout 38, to span the branches il and I8. Side flanges 39 and 40 follow the contour of the plate except for cutouts 4I and 42, 43 and 44 to span the elbows 23 and 24 of the wire and the bends 33 and 34 of the uprights 29 and 30. The anges have inwardly turned portions to engage the morticed portions I4, previously described. Embossings 46 form air spaces 4l as well as spaced limiting points of contact at the crowns thereof to minimize heat transference to the supporting plate.

By the construction described, the holder and pad may rest upon a bench or be supported from the wall, as shown in Figure 1, by extending the eye portion I6 over the head of a screw or like element 48. In this position, the iron 49 may be hung to have the base portion 50 enter the overhangs 25 and 26 to position the handle 5I between the guards 2l and 28. In this position also an iron is held against displacement, without danger of charring the surface to which the holder is attached or from which it is supported when hot. When use is intended, the handle 5I may be readily grasped for removal. The fingers, in .reaching for the handle, will be 'deflected by the guard portions 21 and 28, and being formed of wire will not accumulate undue heat thereby serving the doublepurpose of supporting the iron as well as shielding the hand of the user. Safe and adequate insulation and low cost construction are therefore provided.

Having thus described our invention and illustrated its use, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. An iron holder comprising an insulating base, an enveloping plate having turned Ilanges conforming to the periphery of the base and a frame held by said enveloping plate to said base, said frame comprising spaced branches of Wire bent along the periphery of said base and including upstanding supporting frames inwardly directed toward the central section of the base to define a handle projecting slot and iron base engaging section.U Y

2. Anriron holder comprising a base, a peripherally flanged sheet engaging said base and holding to said base a frame of Wire contoured veloping plate for said base, 'a wire-frame held iti:` Number to said base by said enveloping plate, said wire frame comprising a loop portion defined by spaced 4 branches, including diverging portions following the shoulder portions of the base and bent to form two upstanding arms inwardly and centrally directed, with the terminal edges of the 5 branches supported in the flange holding said REFERENCES CITED Thev following references are of record in the le ofV this patent: Y

UNITED" STATES PATENTS Name Date 2,341,090 Gey Feb. 8, 1944' Kopel Nov. 1, 1949 

